Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cowels (SJC 11630) Commonwealth v. Mims
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 12, 2015No. SJC 11631PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The defendants, Michael Cowels and Michael Mims, were convicted by a Superior Court jury in December, 1994, of murder in the first degree in the stabbing death of Belinda Miscioscia. Among the evidence presented against them at trial were two “bloody” towels. The Commonwealth offered testi- many suggesting that the defendants had used the towels to clean themselves after stabbing the victim. Testing performed on the towels at the time of the trial indicated the presence of human blood. The testing, however, was inconclusive. Further testing was performed on just one of the towels; the sample…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Carey v. New England Organ BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. TucceriMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BonnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. EppsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. BresciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. DraytonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. EllisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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